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Li Tong also felt a big headache about this, and losing money was the next best thing. Judging by this posture, Yang Zhirou was strong enough to survive the real New Year.If this matter can't be resolved, it's really settled, and Li Tong feels that he has to take part in this year's Lantern Festival again.

Not to mention the annoyance brought by the Yang family, their own annoyance, that is the matter of Li Shouli's marriage.This matter had already been finalized at the beginning of the year, but after their family returned to Shendu, it was a toss again. Although the process was progressing, it was still intermittent.

The so-called good things take a long time, Li Shouli, the heir to the king and concubine, is different from ordinary marriages. The spring officials of the Ministry of Rites, including Zong Zhengsi's subordinate temples, must participate in it.

Unfortunately, both Shangshu Chunguan and Sishu Temple are the land of the Wu family, especially the current Sishuqing was brought over by Li Tong from the southern province.So it is conceivable that there were many twists and turns in this marriage.

It is the Wu family who is good at making small moves to make troubles. Before submitting the clan registration, they have been made a lot of troubles. If Li Tong's family hadn't witnessed the holy relatives enjoying it, and being disturbed by the Wu family, the Dugu family of the in-laws would have died sooner or later. It's about to back off.

Finally, after the first day of the first lunar month, the empress personally intervened, and the ceremony was able to continue, and the ceremony was officially completed on an auspicious day in the second ten days of the first month.

According to the etiquette, the whole family had to enter the palace to thank them, but the palace official who sent the order specially sent an order to bring Yang's daughter with him, which inevitably made Li Tong suspicious.

The empress chose to meet Li Tong's family in the Anfu Hall in the Forbidden City. When the family arrived here, Wu Zetian was still handling government affairs in the front hall.

Not to mention Li Tong and his three brothers, aunt Fang's mother and Li Shouli's birth mother Zhang are all a little nervous. They have survived the most difficult period of time. in the bones.

Tang Lingshu, who also came with her, was also very nervous. Today, this little lady is dressed in a more formal palace dress, with a lot of makeup and powder, and she is forced to be dignified.Li Tong seldom saw her like this, occasionally joking a few words, this little lady's face only showed nervousness like crying and laughing, completely gone from the usual joy.

On the other hand, Xi'er, the youngest lady of the Yang family, was the calmest, because she was born in the royal palace of the empress's family, and she often followed her family in and out of the forbidden area. Explain the preferences of the concubine and others.

Not long after, Princess Taiping and Dugu's in-laws also came together, which made the tense atmosphere in the hall more lively.

Everyone present greeted each other, Li Tong looked for an opportunity to walk out of the hall, and saw Wei Tuan'er hurriedly retreating to the corridor, so he took two steps to chase after him, and shouted, "Where is Miss Wei going?"

Wei Tuan'er stopped and turned around, pinching the hem of the palace skirt with his slender fingers, his expression was a bit coy and gloomy, and he lost his usual extroverted enthusiasm, and lowered his head and whispered: "I'm worried that there will be no one in the palace to serve your family, but seeing the palace People come and go courteously, concubines dare not disturb..."

Seeing her like this, Li Tong felt a little pity in his heart.No matter how Wei Tuan'er treated him before, he always had some reservations in his heart. He would inevitably be affected by the prophet's personnel affairs, and worried that Wei Tuan'er might still have his own fate. Although things have happened now, Wei Tuan'er is far away from the incident , let Li Tong rest assured that he can treat this woman who is really good to him with a normal heart.

"The lady is not an ordinary person. Since she enters the left side of the hall, why bother to bind her feet. Even if she is timid in front of her eyes, she will inevitably get along with her in the future."

Li Tong waved to Wei Tuan'er, stood outside the hall and pointed to Tang Lingshu, who was still sitting in the hall, looking out to find him, and smiled at Wei Tuan'er, "That's the young man in the curtain, who treats others well." Although things are a bit superficial, she is simple and easy-going, not some arrogant and arrogant girl from a wealthy family."

Wei Tuan'er first noticed Li Tong's natural affection when he looked at the lady in the palace, and he couldn't help but feel a little sour, but he looked in the direction of his fingers, and couldn't help but sincerely say: "Luoyang daughter has a beautiful face, And only this kind of appearance is worthy of my husband's love and cherishment."

Li Tong looked back at her after hearing the words, with a smile in his eyes, after all, he was in a sensitive situation in the forbidden area, so no matter what he said or did, he must not make mistakes.

Wei Tuan'er lowered his head lightly under the gaze of this stare, took a step back, turned his gaze to the fence outside the hall, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty intends to adopt and imprison the lady of the Yang family..."

After Li Tong heard this, he was slightly taken aback, then he let out a breath, nodded slightly, and then returned to the hall.

Soon after, the queen arrived, and both families greeted her outside the hall.

"Today, relatives gather together, there is no need to be formal."

Wu Zetian was still dressed in court clothes, she looked very imposing, but her attitude was very easy-going, when everyone welcomed her into the palace, she first lowered her eyes to Mrs Fang, smiled and said, "Come on, come and sit by the door. The younger generation is outstanding, and you have contributed to your upbringing. Usually, you are too busy with cases and have no time to see them frequently. Today, I will take advantage of this gathering, and I want to praise your in-laws for your femininity."

Hearing this, Fang's shoulders trembled slightly, and he entered the table respectfully and bowed again, then slowly entered the table, looked back at the third son, his eyes were slightly red, and said: "Your Majesty and the former king do not hate the bride's clumsiness, but my son has something to show. , it’s all because of Lin’s beauty, Concubine An dares to boast.”

Wu Zetian smiled slightly after hearing the words, pointed at Li Shouli and said, "Hurry up and invite your father-in-law and elders to the table."

Li Shouli is going to marry the daughter of Dugu Qingyun's second son, Dugu Yuanjie, but the Dugu family is not as thin as theirs. There are more than a dozen men and women, and they are also sweating from the busy work.

This time, the pre-marital gathering did not have any other miscellaneous affairs, but it was considered enjoyable.Although Li Shouli was not a direct descendant, as the successor king of Yong, he can also be said to be the eldest grandson of his grandmother when the original Chu king Li Longji has returned to the clan.

Wu Zetian was merciless in killing relatives, but it was the first time for the grandchildren in the family to formally marry, so he also showed great concern, and even smiled at Dugu Yuanjie with a patriarchal attitude: "The Qing family is your first, love For my grandson, I will match her with a female, of course I can't be stingy, I want to help the younger generation get married properly, and don't let the Qing family's Jiaoshu be low-matched and despicable."

While speaking, she raised her hand to signal that her own female official presented the imperial edict drafted by Feng Ge, which actually directly awarded Li Shouli as the fourth-rank Secretary of the Board of Directors.Hearing the content of the imperial edict, the two families were overjoyed, and hurriedly stood up to thank them again.

After talking about Li Shouli's marriage, Wu Zetian turned to Tang Lingshu, who was a little nervous, and said with a smile, "Are you the servant that Shen Zhimei praised?"

Seeing the Queen looking at him, Tang Lingshu subconsciously left the table to pay respects, but after hearing this, his face was a little suspicious. After all, he was too nervous and his thoughts were a little sluggish. Yes, it is Lord Lang..."

Seeing this, Li Tong also left the table and said: "The lady is straightforward and simple, and she has a lot of authority. Your Majesty, please understand."

Wu Zetian just nodded, but seeing that the lady was nervous and at a loss, her brows were slightly wrinkled, her expression was a little cold, and she waved her hand and said, "Go to the table."

Li Tong looked back at his wife, saw her lying on the ground motionless, lowered her head to look, only to find that the lady was sobbing with tears in her beautiful eyes, he stepped forward to pull the skirt, but the lady still did not move.

Wu Zetian also noticed something strange, and hummed softly, "What's going on?"

"Concubine, concubine knows that the family is overjoyed, so I shouldn't show sadness, but, but seeing Dugu's relatives, Liangshu, enter the mansion, can help the king of beauty... Concubine was born in a poor family, and I wasn't ashamed of it, and I was rewarded by my husband." Love, I have no worries in my life, but when I see a real lover helping me, I feel sad that I am useless. I hope that the husband can also..."

Hearing the woman's sobs, Li Tong couldn't laugh or cry, turned around and bowed again: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for your indecency and disrespect in front of the imperial court."

Wu Zetian was a little displeased at first, but now he laughed, looked at the little lady who was still weeping with interest and said, "If it's just because of this, you don't have to hurt yourself. Your grandfather Tang Xiujing is my relative. The edge talent selected for promotion has helped the country not long ago. With this merit, you can boast. If you can feel sorry for your inadequacy and serve your husband more respectfully in the future, you can live up to this love and don’t have to cry because of it. If you think you If the master of the family wants to rely on this to help, that is to underestimate the beloved."

"The concubine didn't underestimate the husband master! It was knowing the husband master that he succumbed to the power, so he doubted himself and exposed his wounds!"

Tang Lingshu was always nervous, but after hearing this, his tone became firmer.

"Then you think my knowledge is biased?"

After Wu Zetian heard the words, there was still a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he raised his hand to stop Li Tong.

"Who in the world doesn't feel sorry for himself? I donate my body and mind to my husband, so I naturally think that my husband is the number one scholar in the world! Your Majesty asked, I dare not bully, what I can say may be a crime, so I dare not say..."

After hearing this answer, Wu Zetian's smile lost some shocking meaning, and he turned to Fang and said, "I've always been curious about Shen Zhi's character, what kind of qualification is it to be able to win his beloved. This lady His appearance is impressive, but his etiquette is lacking. If it stops here, my grandson will inevitably be a little bit interesting. After questioning the authenticity, I feel that this kind of frankness with both body and mind is very cute."

After Li Tong heard this, his heart turned cold again, so this means that if you can't find any cuteness and authenticity, you can be sure that I am a greedy grandfather?

"The reason why human beings are affectionate is that they complement each other. Be cautious about your talents and positions. It's not because you, a little lady, are infatuated with pomp and show. Regardless of the others, it's more than enough for those who look closer."

Wu Zetian smiled and asked a few more questions about family matters. When he found out that his father Tang Xiuzhong was still in another state, he would write a book and send an order to Fengge to call him back to Shenducha.

Afterwards, the atmosphere returned to harmony, especially when Li Shouli got a new beautiful job, and sat in the banquet laughing so hard that his molars were faintly visible, unaware that his father-in-law Dugu Yuanjie looked at him with extremely sad eyes.

No wonder Dugu Lantern Festival is like this. It is also a girl who will be used by others to show off, and his family is obviously recruited.

Chapter 0353 of the martial art court, since not a good match

Wu Zetian stayed in the palace for a while, then got up and left. Before leaving, she told the two families to have fun here.

But this is the same as the self-knowledge that all leaders do not have. In the forbidden palace, how dare they indulge themselves.But since the empress has already said so, the two families can only bite the bullet and stay here, at least for a longer time, to show that they are worthy of the king's kindness.

The little lady Tang Lingshu tugged on Li Tong's robe under the table, her expression was a little pitiful, and her mood was quite depressed: "Did the concubine respond improperly just now and hurt my lord's dignity?"

Li Tong smiled and patted the back of her hand after hearing the words: "Very good, since it's a private gathering, courtesy comes first, and true feelings come first. My wife is not good at concealing herself, so she doesn't need to act vulgar."

His words were not purely comforting, if he was worried that the lady would be rude, he must carefully explain the things that should be paid attention to before interviewing the saint.

But his grandma has seen countless people, and she has never seen any monsters. Even he himself often feels tired of coping, and this little lady can't handle it with her heart.

Probably because he himself performed too well, so his grandma inevitably had higher demands on the people around him.No matter how much this little lady puts on her posture, it will be difficult for her to meet his grandma's standard. It is better to simply show her true feelings, which can give people a justifiable reason instead.

Everyone was still killing time in the palace, and another palace lady came in, saying that the empress wanted to meet Li Tong.So Li Tong made a confession, got up and left the hall.

In the Palace of Immortals, Wu Zetian had already changed into casual clothes that are convenient for daily life, and looked more easy-going. Seeing Li Tong walking into the ceremony, he smiled and said: "Your brother has a bad personality. I thought that private interests should be divided according to temperament. Inferior. But what I saw just now, you are not as good as your brother in this regard."

After Li Tong heard the words, he smiled wryly in his heart. Are you going to make a fuss and call me here to demote my wife?

But he still seriously replied: "Second brother was born with wealth and fate, and he may not be able to be disciplined in his daily life, but his essence is to be dignified. The minister is careful and careful, and he is afraid of being disappointed in court or outside. Actually, I like to be more relaxed and loose.”

When Wu Zetian heard this, she nodded in agreement: "Dignity and prudence are upbringing, and leisure and ease are nature. There is a degree of relaxation, which is the principle that can last for a long time."

Seeing this expression and words, Li Tong suddenly felt strange, what do you mean?My wife is just a little lacking in etiquette, but she is still innocent and cute, and she is also beautiful, just like your eldest son Xue Huaiyi!

After a pause, Wu Zetian continued to ask: "How is Mr. Yang's condition?"

Li Tong cheered up when he heard this question, and explained Yang Zhirou's condition briefly.

"Hey, he is not very old, but he is not favored by the heavens, so he has to suffer from such ailments. He is also your elder from your natal family. Since you live next to each other, it is the etiquette that your younger generation should have. "

Wu Zetian sighed, as if she felt very sorry for Yang Zhirou, and then asked in a rather curious tone: "Your two families have been entangled recently, and I have heard about it, what's going on?"

Li Tong had been prepared for a long time, and after hearing the question, he didn't hide it, and explained with a wry smile: "I visited the mansion a few days ago, and Mr. Yang insisted on my instructions..."

Wu Zetian listened carefully with great interest, as if she really didn't know the inside story. After Li Tong finished speaking, she smiled and asked: "He entrusted you with this entrustment, and he has high expectations for you. Then, what do you think?" of?"

Even without Wei Tuan'er's previous disclosure, Li Tong never thought that he would really have such a relationship with the Yang family, so the sadness on his face at this moment was not a disguise, he just sighed: "Mr. Yang is afraid of being behind him. It's also human nature, but, it's just that the minister is young and has little morality, and he has to rely on his parents for protection and teaching. I really dare not accept such high expectations. But Yang Xianggong is now sick and weak, and his breath is like a thread, and the minister has Afraid of disobedience or further emotional injury, recently I have been restless because of this, and I want to ask my dear relatives for advice, but I am afraid of being disturbed by miscellaneous feelings..."

Wu Zetian laughed when he heard this, pointed at Li Tong and sighed: "I taught you to be cautious earlier, but you can follow the advice carefully, but this time when something happens, it's too late. It's hard to decide. If you don't ask your parents, you will Who can I ask? Zhirou is really difficult for others this time. Although my younger generation has considerable talents, it is not infinite. The elders in the family must be careful when using them. How can he be entrusted suddenly. Let him My little girl is in custody, so he doesn't have to worry about what's going to happen, and you don't have to worry about what's ahead."

After Li Tong heard the words, he quickly thanked him. He was really worried for many days, and once he was relieved, he could rest assured and prepare for the Lantern Festival in January.But thinking about the many gifts that were put on in order to send people back, I can't help but feel a pity in my heart.

Wu Zetian saw that Li Tong's eyebrows were stretched, not pretending, and pointed at him with a smile: "The Yang family is a well-known family in the country. There are so many people in the world who want to be associated with his family but can't. But you are so strange, and you regard it as a chore. .”

"This kind of heart is definitely not contemptuous of the famous family. It's just that human emotions tend to compete and have their own reasons. I don't have this kind of illness, so it's pointless to insist on such deep entanglements with people and things, and do things from the heart. Self-motivated and striving for progress, can also be more peaceful and peaceful.”

Li Tong quickly said seriously.

Wu Zetian clapped his hands and laughed: "There are so many people in the world who claim to be heroes, and their talents are not unreasonable, but they are not satisfied with their sufferings. You can have such a clear vision, and you really live up to your parents' expectations! In the Kansai Gate, there are many people who use their skills , it is inevitable to give affection and bribery, and impose their wishes on others. My grandson, there is no need to be trapped in this. The matter is in front of you, and it is definitely not harsh to hinder your good relationship."

These words have been said quite straightforwardly, and there is a sense of feeling.In connection with the predicament of the emperor's heir Li Dan, Li Tong must also admit that what his grandma said is really reasonable.

Although marrying the Yang family is an opportunity for Li Tong to step into the inner circle of Guanlong, but to bear such benefits, he must bear the corresponding troubles.At present, his grandma's attitude towards the Guanlong sect is still very complicated. If Li Tong gets involved too deeply, the relationship with his grandma is bound to be drawn further and further away by various personnel disputes.

There is also a more important point, that is, even if he squeezes into this small circle, he is still just a junior in it, at least he can't compete with his fourth uncle Li Dan, and he may be used as an excuse every minute.

Not to mention, the current Guanlong family can provide him with limited help.If it was really that awesome, would his fourth uncle be pinned down like a chick by his grandma, unable to move?

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your great love. You will never be greedy for fame and live up to your good teaching!"

Hearing this, Wu Zetian's brows and eyes widened, and he sighed rather distractedly: "Among all relatives, your grandmother treats you differently, besides being a rare talent, it's even more rare that you have this kind of talent." Self-awareness. If you only talk about talents, no one in the court may beat you, but talented people are so proud. When it comes to self-policing and teaching, my grandson is indeed sensitive and understands the importance."

Can I not police myself?Your son and your nephew are irreplaceable in the current situation, but I was forced to get in. Only by being more sensible than them can I win more space!

"I have said before that my grandson has a bright future! Repeat the old words, stay safe and guard yourself, let's go!"

Hearing Li Tong's answer, Wu Zetian was really relieved.

There have been a lot of turmoil in the court affairs recently. Although she is the final decision maker, she herself has been ruined by these incidents.On the one hand, he naturally resented his son's ignorance, and on the other hand, he also hated the nephews' aggressiveness.

Today, she intervened in the affairs of the grandson and the Yang family, and she was already planning to beat the kid moderately, but the reaction of the grandson made her very satisfied.He didn't lose his sense of proportion because of the great reputation of the Hongnong Yang family, and he was still very firm about the fundamentals of settling down.

It's easy to say that only love lives me, but whether it can be practiced consistently in every situation is not something everyone can do.

After Li Tong exited the hall, he let out a soft breath.One is naturally because his grandma took action to help him solve Yang's trouble, and the other is because he feels that his grandma may add to his burden.

This is not because he simply feels good about himself, but because he clearly feels that his grandma is paying more attention to him.

Now the court is by no means peaceful, the atmosphere is tense, one side is sharpening their swords, and the other side is ready to fight.Under such circumstances, his grandma is so leisurely and meticulous about his relationship issues, seeing through your disguise, what is it if it is not loving me?

Of course, how much the situation will benefit is secondary. Li Tong hopes to gain more freedom and find more opportunities and ways to integrate and communicate the two forces on the table.Only when you walk on two legs will you be stable. You can only see me tossing around on the table, and you can't help but lick your cunt legs behind your back!

He returned to Anfu Hall in a brisk mood, and now the time between the two families has almost worn out, and they are waiting for him to return, so they bid farewell and leave the forbidden area.

Li Tong walked up to Xi'er, the young lady of the Yang family, pointed to the accompanying female officer and said: "There is a happy family, and I may not have time to take care of the distinguished guests. It is just that His Majesty wants to keep the lady of the Yang family in prison for a while. Please follow the palace envoy to the palace to thank you."

After hearing this, Yang Xi'er's delicate and immature face suddenly changed, she took a step forward and grabbed Li Tong's belt and asked, "When will Mr. Lang come to pick up Xi'er?"

Seeing this little lady like this, Li Tong felt ashamed to cruelly abandon her minor, so she could only smile and said: "You are a famous lady, she is very respectful and intellectual, and the rules of etiquette in the palace must be familiar to the lady, so I don't need to do anything more." Confession. I have been living here recently, and I ask my lady to forgive me for my negligence."

That Yang Xi'er went with the palace official, but she kept turning her head to look at the two families who were walking in the opposite direction as she was walking, her immature brows and eyes were full of loneliness.

After walking out of the Xuanwu Gate, Li Tong stepped forward to help his empress, Fang Shi, to board the car, but Fang Shi held Li Tong's wrist and asked in a low voice: "Sanlang, tell your empress, will the lady of the Yang family not return?" ?”

Li Tong nodded after hearing the words: "This is also what His Majesty meant."

"Is my son not worthy of a famous family? Oh, what a pity!"

Everyone from the Fang family came from family backgrounds, recently got along with Yang Xi'er, seeing her well-behaved and courteous, I liked her very much, but when I learned that this matter failed, I was naturally very disappointed.But she also knew that her children had their own opinions, so she just sighed and didn't say anything.

Chapter 0354 Xiyuan selects scholars and returns to the capital bravely

In late January, Li Shouli's wedding was held as scheduled.For this reason, the technical college sent hundreds of palace officials and gave many gifts, and the imperial court also sent a court official from Wupinjing to preside over the wedding ceremony, so the wedding ceremony was also very lively, which made the two families have a good face.

Perhaps it was because the empress showed a lot of concern for this marriage, and because the atmosphere in the capital is tense now, Shiliu also needs to have one or two relaxing and lively things to adjust his mood, so the people who came to congratulate him also Surprisingly many.

However, there is also a strange phenomenon, that is, among the many guests, there are not many people from Guanlong.Even if there were some, they mostly stayed with Dugu's in-laws, but they didn't come to Luxinfang Wang's residence.

The reason for this is naturally that everyone in the Guanlong Gate is in danger, and they are worried that the imperial court will use the Dou family as a breakthrough point to conduct another large-scale inventory and cleansing.

The second is that the empress adopted the young lady of the Yang family into the ban. This news also spread within a certain range, making Shiliu realize that His Majesty the Holy Emperor might not want her grandson to have too much ties with the Guanlong family.

For example, Lao Doulu, who had been enthusiastically expressing his greed for Li Tong before, simply pretended not to know about it this time.Even the Dugu family, which is related to Doulu's family, did not send any disciples to congratulate them.

But this does not mean that Luxinfang Wang's Mansion is deserted and deserted, on the contrary, it is much more lively.

For example, Zhang Shuo, Li Siwen and other young people who had a close relationship with the palace, spent almost all day in the palace a few days before the wedding to obey orders.

The older ones, Li Qiao, who had just returned to the capital after being pardoned, and other literary friends of Li Tong, although they would not roll up their sleeves to help, they also held literary meetings in the West Garden of the Wang Mansion all day long.

Right now it is still in the selection month of the Winter Collection, Li Qiao, Cui Rong and the like are already very famous, they gather in the city to get married, and naturally there are many followers.Moreover, Li Tong's own poems and essays were praised by Shiliu as quite revolutionary, and he has accumulated a considerable number of fans over the past few years.

Therefore, in the second ten days of the first lunar month, the busiest place where scholars gathered in the city, apart from the selection of the Ministry of Officials and Officials, the mansion of King Luxinfang was the first to be promoted.

Of course, these people are just trying to catch up with others, or they still want to eat and drink a few times, bring poems and essays as congratulatory gifts, and pay homage to them intentionally.It should be noted that even Liu Youqiu, who has already obtained a Jinshi background, only visits the door with two urns of pickles as a gift.

It costs a lot of money to apply for elections in Beijing, and Chen Zi'ang's family background is very old and rich, and there are only a handful of people in the world.Now there is a place with beautiful scenery, where you can eat, drink, and have fun, and you may also be appreciated by the big shots, those electors naturally flock here like crazy.

Seeing the bustling crowd, Li Tong couldn't help but secretly rejoiced, thanks to his grandma, who was also a decent person, and had just awarded his second brother the title of Secretary of Food.

The Sishan Temple was originally in charge of delicacy and good brewing. Now if the officials of the temple still lack food and drink at their weddings, it would be a big joke in the world, so those temple officials dare not neglect, and the delicious and drinkable water will be sent to you. Enter the king's residence.